Areas Covered - Fulham & Hammersmith

DRIVING SCHOOL FULHAM (SW6)Leading Driving School in South West London

This is our home ground and we know the area like the back of our hands. Who better then to teach would-be drivers from the Fulham area about driving in their backyard, so to speak? At Fulham Driving School we pride ourselves on providing professional friendly driving tuition from experienced qualified instructors on both standard and automatic vehicles.

We work with driving students at all levels of driving proficiency. No matter whether you are a complete novice and never been behind the wheel of a car or you’ve already had some driving lessons but not been successful in passing your driving test. Even if you’ve just received your provisional licence and are looking to build your confidence, our professional DSA-licensed driving instructors are focused on helping you to achieve driver proficiency as quickly and as safely as possible.

Fulham, is a bustling urban residential area in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, located approximately 4 miles to the South West of Central London. Fulham nestles in a loop of the River Thames situated across the river from Putney and lies between Putney and Chelsea. As such, the area presents a number of unique challenges for “new drivers”. Therefore our driving tuition in the Fulham area focuses on providing you with the core driving competency, skills and knowledge that you will need in order to pass your practical driving test in a busy urban residential environment. That is not to say that we don’t cover other driving environments and conditions. As one might expect, everything we teach is governed by “The Highway Code” and focuses on mastering skills in relation to Overtaking, negotiating Road Junctions, Roundabouts, Pedestrian Crossings and Reversing, among other things, in all driving environments and conditions.

Map of Fulham in the London Borough

of Hammersmith and Fulham

OvertakingExecuting an overtaking maneuver (or being overtaken by another vehicle or road user), is perfectly safe if executed correctly. However, we do not start out by looking at this type of driving maneuver but it is one on which we focus quite extensively as we progress and you confidence grows. MORE INFO...

There are several good locations to practice overtaking in the Fulham area. For example, you are likely to be required to execute this maneuver on a regular basis along Fulham Palace Road (A219), Lillie Road (A3218) or Fulham Road (A304). Here you are likely to encounter slower moving or stationary vehicles due to the nature of the road, local traffic conditions and general traffic congestion. As such overtaking safely, competently and proficiently will be very important.

The Highway Code details “Best Advice” and the necessary procedures for example, when overtaking a large vehicle…..“drop back. This will increase your ability to see ahead and should allow the driver of the large vehicle to see you in their mirrors. Getting too close to large vehicles will obscure your view of the road ahead and there may be another slow-moving vehicle in front”.

ReversingIn order to master the Reversing maneuver on needs extensive practice. It is widely agreed that reversing is one of the most difficult driving skills to acquire. Not only is this maneuver infrequently required and therefore perhaps less familiar to most drivers but it required an awkward body positioning and necessitates that the driver of the vehicle look through of the rear window of the vehicle and therefore is unable to see the steering wheel or gear lever. MORE INFO...

Fortunately, Fulham has a number of quieter residential areas perfect for practicing the reversing maneuver. Take for example the area between Fulham Palace Road and the River Thames, adjacent to the Fulham Football Club ground of Craven Cottage (NOT on match days). However, remember that sometimes it is easier to drive around the block than try to execute a reversing maneuver or 3-point-turn in a narrow residential road.

RoundaboutsRoundabouts can be a major challenge for learner drivers. However, under the careful tuition of Fulham Driving School learning to negotiate roundabouts need not be a daunting task for new or learner drivers. MORE INFO...

A good example of the typical busy multi lane roundabout, with traffic joining from 3 different entry points, can be found at the junction of Fulham High Street (A219), Fulham Road (A304) and Fulham Palace Road (A219). This is quite a busy roundabout where, depending on the direction one is coming from, one needs to pay particular attention to the road markings which allow a vehicle to enter the roundabout without giving way. However, even if this is the case one still look to the right before joining the roundabout to make doubly sure that any oncoming vehicle has seen you and it is safe to proceed.

Road JunctionsIn our experience as DSA driving instructors, road junctions are generally quite challenging for the learner drivers, certainly in the beginning. However, once several different Road Junctions have been experienced by the learner driver they become one of the least complicated road layouts to negotiate. MORE INFO...

A good example of a busy intersection in the Fulham area can be found at the junction of Lower Richmond Road (B306), Putney High Street (A219) and Putney Bridge Approach, opposite St Mary’s Church. This junction is controlled by traffic lights and one needs to be extra vigilant here for cyclists, motorcyclists, powered wheelchairs/mobility scooters and pedestrians, in particular, crossing the road as this is a busy shopping area. Another particular issue to watch out for at this busy road junction is that, due to the sheer volume of traffic in the area, there is often not a large enough gap for you to emerge safely and therefore crossing or joining the road in the desired direction becomes very difficult. Our advice for this road junction, as with any road junction, is to be patient and only emerge when it is safe to do so.

Pedestrian CrossingsGiven that Fulham is a busy urban residential environment with often heavy pedestrian traffic due to the busy shopping areas, many schools and the Fulham Football Club ground of Craven Cottage (particularly on match days), the learner driver needs to be particularly vigilant when approaching all types of pedestrian crossings from the more common Zebra Crossing to Pelican Crossings, Toucan Crossings, Puffin Crossings to Equestrian crossings, adjacent to Hurlingham Park for example. MORE INFO...

The Highway Code reminds us, in relation to Pedestrian Crossings, to …… “take extra care where the view of either side of the crossing is blocked by queuing traffic or incorrectly parked vehicles. Pedestrians may be crossing between stationary vehicles.”

Fulham Driving School is a leading Driving School based in Fulham and covering Fulham and other South London areas. We offer friendly and professional driving tuition from experienced, qualified instructors for either standard or automatic vehicles. Our instructors have earned an excellent reputation for their unhurried, patient approach to driving tuition, which has helped us achieve an excellent 1st-time driving test pass rate.